Sedum cespitosum (Cav.) DC.

General Appearance

Sedum cespitosum (Cav.) DC., it is a succulent annual, glabrous, usually reddish. Stem 2-5 cm, erect. Leaves 3-6 mm, alternate, imbricate sub terete, broadly ovoid. Flowers 4- or 5-merous, sessile in short cymes. Petals 3 mm, mucronate, white tinged with pink. Stamens 4 or 5. Follicles patent, glabrous.

Flowering in: Mar-May

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is E. Central Europe to Medit. and N. Iran.

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain: Benghazi 1933 Wadi El-Ghattara 2010

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Labrag, E. of Shahat 1970 Wadi Zaza 2003 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275179-1

Link of images: https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7048, https://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/119323.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275179-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/275179-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000437153, https://www.gbif.org/species/7604836, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/140376/sedum-caespitosum-cav-dc, https://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/119323.html, https://maltawildplants.com/CRSS/Sedum_caespitosum.php, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7048, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_sedumcaesp.php, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Sedum_caespitosum https://savvastryfonosplants.com/sedum-caespitosum/

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1981) Flora of Libya, Crassulaceae Vol. (87) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 20.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

Al-Amrouni, M, M., Al-Zarbi, A., Al-Aeb, M. A. (2020) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Amohamed forest north of the city of Al-Abyar in the Al-Jabal Al-Al-Akhdar. Libya. Journal of Quality Assurance for Scientific Research-The First Issue-April-2020 (In Arabic). https://lqac.org.ly/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf, https://independent.academia.edu/ABDULHAMIDALZERBI

دراسة الغطاء النباتي بغابة سيدي امحمد شمال مدينة الابياربالجبل الاخضر.2020

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط

Fl. Ciren.: 237 (1931). https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica